Between government document dumps and a Spielberg movie about extraterrestrial life, it’s a good week to believe in aliens.

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

Steven Spielberg's claims that aliens have already visited Earth have drawn a mixed but pointed scientists' reaction this ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about education, edtech and higher education. Samples tested for toxic metals at a lab of Columbia University in New York, ...

Aliens did not visit Earth in the distant past. They didn't build the pyramids or rule ancient Greece from Mount Olympus or teach Mesoamericans how to plant corn. How do I know? Because they didn't do ...

Though the series’ protagonist is an alien, the show’s science fiction elements were relatively subtle in the early seasons. Harry spends as much time investigating the murder of the town’s last ...

reports of alien abductions and recovered memory syndrome or studies that don't reach traditional levels of significance. But neither controversial phenomena nor potentially illuminating but ...